HB657 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Employment discrimination, prohibited based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age

Summary

HB657 would prohibit state employers in Alabama from discriminating against state employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, age, or any other trait unrelated to employment or ability to perform job tasks.

What This Bill Does

It makes it an unlawful employment practice for state employers to discriminate in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination on those bases. An affected person can file a complaint with the State Personnel Department, which may adopt rules to implement the law. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• State employees and prospective state employees, who would be protected from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination.
• State agencies and other state employers in Alabama, who would need to follow the prohibition and handle complaints through the State Personnel Department.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination by state employers based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, age, or any other non-work-related trait.
• Allows individuals to file complaints with the State Personnel Department; the Department may adopt rules to implement the law.
• Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.
• Defines unlawful employment practice as discrimination by state employers and identifies state employee or prospective state employee as the affected group.

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Subjects

Employment